Rhinopomastus aterrimus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in many savanna habitats. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Scimitarbill sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 213th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Scimitarbill in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Scimitarbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Scimitarbill sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 10%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Scimitarbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (46 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
